SEC 2027 Baseball Schedule
SEC Releases 2027 Baseball Schedule Featuring Tough Slates and Key Rematches
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Auburn’s 2027 conference opponents had a combined record six games below .500 in SEC play in 2026, although seven of the 10 teams reached the NCAA Tournament, including SEC champion Georgia and national champion Oklahoma.
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Tennessee will not face Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, Ole Miss or South Carolina during the 2027 regular season, and its schedule includes three former Vols: Manny Marin and Brayden Krenzel at Arkansas and Jay Abernathy at Oklahoma.
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Mississippi State went 43-19 in coach Brian O’Connor’s first season, losing to Georgia in the Athens Super Regional; the Bulldogs also plan four fall exhibition games, including three on the road against Auburn, Southern Miss and Western Kentucky.
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Alabama enters the 2027 season after going 18-12 in SEC play and reaching its first College World Series since 1999, a notable turnaround after being projected to finish 12th in the conference before the 2026 season.
The SEC has set its 2027 baseball schedule with conference play beginning March 19 and the tournament running May 25-30 at Hoover Met in Alabama Yahoo Sports. Tennessee faces the toughest road, opening at home against defending national champion Oklahoma and also hosting five series while traveling to Texas, Texas A&M, Auburn, Florida and Alabama.
Auburn will host Florida to start SEC play and finish at home against Alabama, while Mississippi State opens against Missouri and returns all three weekend starters from last season Clarion Ledger. Alabama enters 2027 after reaching the 2026 College World Series, its first since 1999, a dramatic turnaround from being projected to finish 12th in the conference.
Tennessee Faces Eight Postseason Powerhouses
Tennessee's 2027 schedule packs four College World Series participants into conference play: Oklahoma, Texas, Georgia and Alabama 247Sports. The Volunteers add Texas A&M, Florida, Mississippi State and Auburn—all teams with recent postseason strength. Only five of these eight series are at home, forcing Tennessee into difficult travel against elite opponents back-to-back.
The schedule includes three former Volunteers: Manny Marin and Brayden Krenzel now play for Arkansas, while Jay Abernathy transferred to Oklahoma On3. Tennessee will not face Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, Ole Miss or South Carolina during the regular season, creating an imbalanced conference slate that tests the Volunteers early and often.
Auburn's Road Tests Against 2026 Finalists
Auburn drew the two 2026 finalists—national champion Oklahoma and SEC champion Georgia—on the road, plus trips to Arkansas, South Carolina and Vanderbilt 247Sports. Seven of Auburn's ten conference opponents reached the NCAA Tournament last year, despite those opponents combining for a sub-.500 SEC record in 2026.
The Tigers host Florida to open conference play and save Alabama for the final regular-season weekend at home Clarion Ledger. This schedule forces Auburn to prove itself immediately against the nation's best, with limited margin for error against peers battling for NCAA tournament seeding.
Mississippi State Repeats 2026 Matchup After Athens Loss
Mississippi State will face Georgia in a 2027 rematch of last year's Athens Super Regional, where the Bulldogs lost to the defending SEC champion 247Sports. Coach Brian O'Connor's team opens SEC play against Missouri and hosts Ole Miss on April 2-4, while Mississippi State also hosts Oklahoma and travels to Georgia.
The Bulldogs went 43-19 last season and return all three weekend starters plus freshman All-American Jacob Parker Yahoo Sports. Mississippi State plans four fall exhibition games—three on the road against Auburn, Southern Miss and Western Kentucky—to build chemistry before the 2027 campaign begins.
Alabama's Postseason Momentum Faces Early Conference Tests
Alabama enters 2027 as a transformed program after reaching the College World Series for the first time since 1999 247Sports. The Crimson Tide went 18-12 in SEC play last season after being projected to finish 12th in the conference—a stunning reversal that sets high expectations.
Alabama opens SEC play at home against Texas A&M and hosts Georgia, Auburn, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt at Sewell-Thomas Stadium South Carolina athletics. Late-season rivalry weekends in May will carry unusual weight, as conference matchups directly influence NCAA tournament seeding and résumés across the SEC.
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